The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11
Specimens of Reforn,.

The admirers of President Cleveland's ad-
ministration will find it difficult to explain
the record which he is making in reference
to the selection of public servants made from
the State of Maryland The case of Eugene
Higgins was readily explained by the bale
full influence Of Senator German. German,
1t was believed. had deceived the President.
But is it not high time that Mr. Cleveland.
If he is really intelligent enough and quick
enough Of perception to be President, should
begin to understand Senator German and
the crowd of ''toughs" who are back of him.
Higgins's appointment was inexcusable, ex-
cept on the ground that Mr.. Cleveland was
imposed upon. But such impositions ought
not to go on right through a Presidential
term. Ii Mr.. Cleveland is really in earnest
Tor reform he must have long since OWNED
the real purposes Of the controlling spir-
its of the Maryland Democratic machine.
IL he is yet blind to their doings let
him scrutinizs with half the care he used in
picking flaws in the bills for the relief of
poor Union soldiers. the records of two men
recently appointed to positions in the Gus
tom House at Baltimore. The first of these
men is George Trust clerk. Considerable
has already been said against this man in
northern newspapers; but lest they may be
suspected Of prejudice we take from South
crn Democratic paper, the Baltimore Sun, a
little item that shows Trusts character.
This item was published November 18th,
1879, before anyone outside of Buffalo knew
anything about Grover Cleveland:
Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock, William
Anthony Robinson, colored, aged twenty-seven
years, was shot and instantly killed while walking
along Light street, near Hamburg, in South Bai-
fimore. A large crowd OF men, boys, women and
chilcren-white and colored-quiefly gathered in
the vicinity, and Police Oficer o. Brien arrested q
white man who was walking rapidly down Ham.
Durg street, and who was pointed out 10 him as
the man who dc did the shooting, The accused was
Lieutenant Lannon had ordered the body of the
colored man conveyed. The man in custody
proved 70 pc George Trust, baker at the City
yail. Dr. r. c. Dell, Coroner, was notified sna
@ nad jury summoned, which met at 3 o'clock.
~ Inc 3 prispnef George Trust Is about forty years
&C NO; l3 Hill street. He Is baker in the CITY
jail He was formerly on the police force in the
ness, 1t is stated that he was arrested and
locked up on the day Of the election on account
OF drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Robinson was an inoffensive colored man.
who had offered no affront to Trust. The
Baltimore Sun on the day after the arrest.
said: "The facts in this unprovoked homi
eide ON the street in broad daylight are bad
enough to excite public Indignation" In the
spring of 1880 Trust was tried for murder.
convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to
four years and seven months at hard labor
in the penitentiary. he must have got out
Of prison about the time the Democratic par
ty got out Of the wildernessl Of discomfort;
and with them-or with some of them-he
has come into his reward.
The other case is that of Wallace Owings,
appointed gauger In the Baltimore custom
house; and we shall have to refer again to
the very interesting local columns of the
Baltimore Sun Of June 25th, 1886, where we
find this item:
Yesterday at 1926 o'clock Wallace Owings, of
Salyert County, Maryland, formerly member of
the Legislature shot and shot and probably killed
or fatally injured jerome Kuhn, a bartender In
Justice Hobbs's r00m, Central Police Station, on
to testify. against Kuhn on The charge Of having
assaulted and cut him with intent to kill. Mr..
Nv Vewmgs and Kuhn had been on friendly terms.
MI; Owlngs frequently went to the saloon where |
Kuhn was bartender. A quarrel is said TO have
led the cutting. The shooting was a marvel |
Turnkey Manning had entered Inc room with
hunn ana took his position in front OF Wallace |
s, s0,wings; g Kuhn, as ne neared the desk, turned |
70 speak to him when Justice Hobbs called Tor |
the case to go on, Just as Kuhn turned his ewes /
ana lace towards the Justice, Owings quick as a /
n, nasa, enienaed his right arm towards Kuhn and /
nred without rising from rising from the bench.
Ii Mr.. Cleveland is not aware of the kind |
OF men the Democrats Of Maryland are en-
trenching in the public Offices of that State
1t is time that he was made aware of II
But how can that be done? In the memora-
BILE case Of Higgins he has shown himself
deaf to the representations of the best peo-
pie of MARYLAND.